National Grid (Upstate New York) electric rates
Updated October 7, 2026 · Source: EIA Form 861 (2024), 24-E-0322
Investor-owned utility serving 1,532,294 homes in New York.
Your rate
New York is a retail-choice state: this utility's rate case sets the delivery part of your bill. The supply part comes from your chosen supplier or the default service rate.
Estimate your bill
It's on your bill, usually near the top. Starting at 644 kWh, the average for National Grid (Upstate New York) homes.
This is an estimate. Tariff: $19.00 fixed + 19.5¢/kWh effective September 1, 2026 (source). SC-1 Residential (National Grid Upstate NY). Delivery: basic service charge $19.00/mo + delivery 10.013 c/kWh (NG service-rates page, Oct 2026). Supply varies monthly by load zone: Sept 2026 Statement No. 182, Central zone ESCost 7.653c + ESRM 1.8215c = 9.47 c/kWh (Frontier/West 7.248c+1.915c; Capital 7.741c+2.504c). Sum 19.49 c/kWh. Oct 2026 supply statement not yet retrieved. Excludes SBC/other surcharges and GRT. Your bill also includes taxes and fuel adjustments that change month to month.
Rate cases
| Docket | Status | Filed | Requested | Approved | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-E-0322 | Approved | May 31, 2024 | 10.4% ($509.6M) | 3.4% | September 1, 2025 |
24-E-0322: National Grid's upstate electric case (filed May 2024) sought $509.6 million more in delivery revenue (25.5% of delivery, 10.4% of total revenue). The PSC approved a three-year joint proposal on Aug. 14, 2025 with electric increases of $167.3 million (rate year starting April 1, 2025, billed from Sept. 1, 2025), $297.4 million in April 2026 and $243.4 million in April 2027, mainly for grid reliability and CLCPA-related investment. A 625 kWh residential customer pays $14.32 (3.4%) more in year 1, $6.44 (5.6%) in year 2 and $4.34 in year 3; scaled to 1,000 kWh the year-1 step is about $22.91. Source
Rate history
National Grid (Upstate New York)'s average rate is up 39% since 2020, versus +28% for the U.S. average.
Average residential revenue per kWh, EIA-861. Includes delivery and, where the utility sells it, supply.
Rebates for heat pumps, batteries and EV chargers
We haven't found utility-level rebates for National Grid (Upstate New York) yet. Check New York programs or read what's left after the federal credits ended.
About National Grid (Upstate New York)
- Legal name
- Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (National Grid)
- Ownership
- Investor Owned
- Homes served
- 1,532,294 residential customers (2024)
- Grid operator
- NYIS
- Retail choice
- Yes — you can pick a supplier for the energy portion
- Data
- EIA-861 2024, released October 7, 2026; rate cases checked October 7, 2026
Other utilities in New York
- Con Edison 34.24¢
- PSEG Long Island 24.57¢
- NYSEG 17.75¢
- RG&E 17.76¢
- Central Hudson 23.85¢
- Orange & Rockland 21.42¢
- Village of Fairport 6.69¢
- Jamestown Board of Public Util 8.43¢